Tag: 50 Best Things to do in Georgia
Splurge on a trip to Sea Island
Short of an invitation, the only way to visit the private Sea Island is to book a room at its resort, the Cloister.
Tiptoe through the daffodils at Gibbs Gardens
Jim Gibbs of Gibbs Landscape Company spent decades turning his 300 acres near Big Canoe into a public garden.
Pretend to be a thru-hiker on the Appalachian Trail
Even if—like most folks—you’re not inclined to hike the AT all the way to Maine, you can still get a taste of the glory at the trail’s southern terminus at the top of Georgia’s Springer Mountain.
Try to book dinner at America’s best new restaurant, Staplehouse
Reservations at the 40-seat Staplehouse, a modern Southern restaurant in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, have been hard to come by since it was named America’s Best New Restaurant by Bon Appétit last September.
See Rock City, the original Disneyland
Part natural treasure and part retro amusement park, Rock City offers breathtaking views, ancient rock formations, and bizarre exhibits of European folklore that glow in the caves under black lights.
Gaze at gators in America’s largest blackwater swamp
Paddle South Georgia’s otherworldly Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, where lily pads dapple mirror-like water, alligators bask in the sun, and ancient, Spanish moss–draped cypress trees provide shade.
Hoist a (legal) cocktail to the Savannah River’s marine traffic
Duck into the world’s smallest liquor store—the closet-sized River Street Liquor—and emerge with a cup of beer, a cocktail, or even a shot, all totally legal in Savannah’s open container–friendly historic district.
Sleep inside folk art wonderland Paradise Garden
Nearly 50 years ago, God inspired Howard Finster to build Paradise Garden, an enormous display of sculptures and paintings scattered among a mirror-covered tree house, a tornado of rusted bicycles, and a towering church. Now Airbnb makes it easy to spend the night there.
Sleep (and hike) under the stars at Cloudland Canyon
Reserve one of the 10 canvas-topped yurts and you can immerse yourself in nature while remaining cozy as a bug.
Live like a Carnegie at Greyfield Inn
Originally part of a sprawling estate built by the Carnegie family at the turn of the 20th century, the colonial-style Greyfield mansion is the only hotel on Cumberland Island.
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